Shri Dharmaraya Swamy Temple

The Shri Dharmaraya Swamy Temple features a seven-tiered gopuram covered in vibrant, intricate stucco figures that climb toward the sky. This structure anchors the oldest part of Bengaluru and remains the city's only temple dedicated to the Pandavas from the Mahabharata. Every year, during the Karaga festival, a priest dressed in women's clothing and wearing a floral crown balances a massive clay pot on his head, circling the temple and the surrounding streets to honor Draupadi, the wife of the five brothers.